Fans of radio drama from the English Service and Springbok
Radio days will be sad to note the death of actress Merle Wayne (Thorpe) who passed
away on January 17 after a fall followed by a hip replacement op.
“At 94 she didn't survive the shock to her system,” says
friend and former radio drama colleague Margaret Logan, who posted the news on
Facebook. “What a wonderful woman and actress Merle was! She remembered the
early recording days at the City Hall when, as a child, she took part in the
Children's Hour.”
Barry Meehan who, with his father Tom Meehan, produced
numerous plays, series and serials in Durban for Springbok Radio, adds: ”Merle
was a wonderfully polished radio actress with a genuine warmth to her voice.”
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